On Saturday, Emma Raducanu is planning to be the one who causes it in this year’s third round.
British number two Raducanu goes toe-to-toe with the five-time major champion on Rod Laver Arena at 00:30 GMT.
“I wouldn’t be afraid to say that this could be a big upset because Raducanu loves the spotlight,” former world number five Daniela Hantuchova told BBC Radio 5 Live.
Raducanu, though, has lost all three of their previous matches.
So how can the world number 61 upset the odds against the Polish second seed at Melbourne Park?
Improve her service game
The first key factor will be Raducanu’s physical state.
The 22-year-old did not play a warm-up tournament before the opening Grand Slam of the season after suffering a back spasm when she bent down to tie a shoelace.
During her second-round match against Amanda Anisimova, Raducanu twice needed treatment on the area and planned to “take it easy” in practice on Friday.
“I’ve had issues with it in the last month, but I have a little bit of time before the next match so I hope to get it right,” said the 2021 US Open champion.
Raducanu needed to stretch out her back during service games against Anisimova and has been broken 11 times in her first two matches at Melbourne Park.
The troubles with her serve can also be put down to a lack of practice time – because of the back issue – on a recently remodelled motion.
If Raducanu is unable to regularly hold serve against Swiatek, it would likely have severe repercussions.
The 23-year-old has dropped serve just twice so far – both in her opening 6-3 6-4 win over Czech opponent Katerina Siniakova.
Keep moving well around the court
Raducanu’s well-documented injury problems are the reason why she added a full-time fitness trainer to her team for 2025.
Employing Yutaka Nakamura, who previously worked with Grand Slam champions Maria Sharapova and Naomi Osaka, was designed to make her more durable and sharper.
Against Anisimova, Raducanu was happy with her movement despite needing to “push past the pain”.
“I thought I was moving really well into the corners,” she said.
“I think I was able to get to some balls that maybe I wouldn’t have been able to previously.”
Raducanu knows she will need to be at her most mobile against Swiatek.
Asked what impresses her most about the former long-time world number one, Raducanu told BBC Sport: “Her athleticism. She slides and defends really well off the backhand corner and counter-punches that side really strongly.
“That’s a big strength.”
